A report in The Wall Street Journal has added to speculation that General Motors has already decided to end production of Holden cars in Australia.

Citing sources ?familiar with the auto maker's plans?, the newspaper reported on Monday that General Motors intended to "close its two Australian plants and separately slash production in South Korea by as much as 20 per cent by 2016?.

A Holden spokesman said he would not comment on speculation, but industry sources believe the Abbott government is pushing Holden to announce its plans before Christmas to ?get the bad news out of the way? and allow the government to begin 2014 with a clean slate.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will try to convince Prime Minister Tony Abbott to increase funding to keep Holden in Australia. Photo: David Mariuz

The latest story comes as South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill plans to fly to Canberra on Thursday to try to convince Prime Minister Tony Abbott to increase funding to keep Holden in Australia.

The Premier, who represents a state that stands to lose thousands of jobs if Holden leaves Australia, said he had received personal assurances from Holden managing director Mike Devereux that no decision had been taken.

According to the latest reports, ?a portion of the South Korean factory output would be used to feed the Australian market?. The article also cites unnamed automotive industry lobbyists in Australia who reportedly say an end to Holden production is ?inevitable? because Australians were no longer buying the company's more profitable larger cars.

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Fairfax Media revealed on Monday that the Abbott government had confidential documents that show it would cost less than $150 million extra a year to keep Holden in Australia until 2025.

Former industry minister Kim Carr says the confidential departmental advice shows that for $300 million extra a year, the government could ensure Holden, Toyota and more than 160 car parts makers stayed in Australia.

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has been trying to convince cabinet colleagues to approve extra funding, saying that if there is no more money the industry will disappear in Australia. But so far he has been overwhelmed by economic "dries", led by Treasurer Joe Hockey, who believe the government should stop giving "blank cheques" to car makers.

In a sign the Abbott government has already lost patience with Holden, senior Coalition ministers are giving anonymous briefings to journalists, telling them it is a foregone conclusion that Holden will leave Australia.

?They're full of it ? they don't want to be saved,? one minister told Fairfax Media.

Another senior minister accused Holden's management of ?playing games? with the lives of thousands of workers.

Mr Weatherill said this was nonsense, telling ABC radio on Monday that "right-wing ideologues" in the Abbott government had "systematically undermined" Mr Macfarlane by making false claims that Holden had already decided to leave Australia.

Mr Abbott appears to have made up his mind, saying his government has given Holden enough money and the car maker owes it to the public to declare its intentions.

Meanwhile, the ACTU has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, saying his government still has time to save the Australian car industry from a $20 billion collapse.

And it was ??completely unacceptable??, ACTU secretary Dave Oliver wrote in a letter sent to the Prime Minister on Monday, that unnamed senior government minister were continuing to cast doubt over Holden?s future by speculating in the media.

Mr Oliver said the Prime Minister should act to save the industry because it generated $31 of economic activity for every $1 spent.

And he said in the letter that Holden had met two of the three tests that meant Holden should have a future building cars in Australia: it built cars that people wanted to buy, and did so cost-effectively.

The third requirement ? that there was a ??clear, long-term national policy?? that was globally competitive ? was the government?s job to fulfil, Mr Oliver wrote.

??There is not a single car on the road anywhere in the world that is not supported by government co-investment, and if we want to maintain a manufacturing base in Australia we need to compete on the same playing field as our competitors,?? Mr Oliver wrote.

He said there would be a ??$20 billion hit?? to the Australian economy if the auto industry collapsed.

With Clay Lucas

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